SQL Server

Get Filenames in a Remote Directory

Gets the names of files in a remote FTP directory. SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @ftp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Ftp2', @ftp OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Hostname', 'ftp.example.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', 'myLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'myPassword'
    -- Use explicit TLS
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'AuthTls', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Port', 21

    -- Connect and login to the FTP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Connect', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    -- Iterate over .txt files.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'ListPattern', '*.txt'
    DECLARE @n int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetDirCount', @n OUT

    PRINT 'n = ' + @n

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i < @n
      BEGIN


        EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetFilename', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
        PRINT @i + ': ' + @sTmp0

        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO